Moji Ninja

四 — four

四 means “four”. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: よん (yon), よ (yo). You'll see it in words such as 四つ (yottsu, “four (things)”).

四
Stroke order of 四
Meaning
four
On'yomi
シ (shi)
Kun'yomi
よん (yon), よ (yo)
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N5 · set Numbers

How to remember 四

A room with four walls (囗) and a pair of legs (儿) inside. Four walls, four corners: four.

Parts: 囗 enclosure · 儿 legs

Words with 四

WordReadingMeaning
四つよっつ yottsu kunfour (things)
四よん yon kunfour; 4

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